Updated January 26, 2023 by the ABC11 Data Team

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Auto Thefts
Last 12 months
843

Through January 21

Average Auto Thefts
2019 to 2021
727

Yearly average

Auto Theft Rate
Last 12 months
295

Per 100,000 people

Average Auto Theft Rate
2019 to 2021
255

Per 100,000 people


Auto thefts over the last 12 months are up 16% compared to the annual average over the last three years, according to the latest data available from the Durham Police Department.

The city averaged 16 stolen vehicles a week over the last 12 months. In 2019, that number was 13 a week.

The totals included here are for theft of a motor vehicle, and do not include thefts of parts of vehicles or thefts of personal valuables from vehicles.

A closer look at Durham auto thefts by neighborhood

The risk is not the same neighborhood to neighborhood. ABC11’s data team looked at the Durham Police Department’s data by neighborhood from 2019 through January 21, 2023.

The map color-codes each neighborhood by the auto theft rate over the last 12 months. The three darker blues represent neighborhoods with auto theft rates that are higher than the citywide rate. You can also click the box in the bottom right corner to see neighborhoods by the number of vehicles stolen.

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